A Mayor İn The Local Press Of İnegöl: Cemal ARIK

This study discussed the service process of Cemal Arık, who served as the Mayor of İnegöl Municipality between 1989 and 1994. A source discusses the activities carried out in general terms related to the period in question. However, no sources discuss the period in terms of the press. The study aims to fill the literature gap by revealing how Cemal Arık's activities were handled during his service period in the local press. Yıldırım and Bizim İnegöl newspapers, which continued their publications in İnegöl on the relevant dates and had an essential place in the local press, were scanned. To support the issues in the press with official data, the data of İnegöl Municipality Council Minutes were scanned and included in the study. The collected data were classified and analyzed. After the analysis, it was observed that the Mayor actively used the press throughout his tenure, held a press conference once every 15 days, informed about the targeted and carried out works, followed the agenda through the press, and chose to interact with the people of the district by sending articles to the newspapers and conveying the statements that the press usually included on the first page. Services are classified and explained as activities and other activities within the scope of municipal services. Municipal activities, such as parks, kindergartens, soup kitchens, and health centers, were opened to meet the needs of the people. Traffic arrangements have been made in terms of the problems experienced by the city regarding traffic, and solutions such as signaling works, maintenance of streets, and intersection construction have been proposed. The fact that there is significant air and environmental pollution in the district has been an essential problem in terms of public health. To prevent air pollution, which is taken to prevent air and environmental pollution, sanctions have been imposed by the municipality for the use of coal fuels with a sulfur content of less than 1%. Another solution was establishing a treatment plant to treat domestic and industrial wastes. Other services separated from municipal services include tourism, sports, culture and arts, and various events and openings held on the anniversaries of the liberation of İnegöl from enemy occupation, which have an essential place in İnegöl. In terms of tourism, efforts have been made to make Oylat, the only touristic region of İnegöl, able to meet the people's and tourists' needs. The problems in terms of transportation were solved by organizing road construction and bus services, and after the provision of services such as new bathrooms, picnic and recreation facilities, and parking arrangements, Oylat, which was previously only served in the summer season, became able to serve throughout the year. In terms of sports, services were provided to contribute to the development of non-federated sports clubs, amateur sports clubs, and İnegölspor club, which is in the second league. It aims to support sports clubs by organizing morale events for football players, allocating places to clubs, holding local openings, and hosting charity nights in case of insufficient financial resources. In addition, to provide financial support to İnegölspor, the municipality allocated two kiosks, İnegölspor Foundation was established, İnegölspor stamp and banderole were printed, and a place was allocated to be used as İnegölspor Gas Station to generate income with the right to name. To contribute to the development of the district, the Culture, Art, and Solidarity Foundation was established to organize various cultural and artistic activities. Musical comedies, theater plays, concerts, and exhibitions were held on various dates. In addition, it was decided to establish a Turkish art music conservatory. Another service organized by the municipality was to celebrate the anniversary of the liberation of the district from enemy occupation (September 6, 1922). In the first year of the service year, it was celebrated with ceremonies and concerts. Starting from the second year, the I. İnegöl liberation festivals, which were organized to make the festival celebrations traditional, were organized and continued in the following years. During the liberation festivals, different cultural and artistic activities were held yearly, furniture week and meatball day were organized to contribute to the city's promotion, and the opening ceremonies of the activities carried out to serve the city coincided with this period. In addition to the public's positive reactions to the activities, there were service requests in cases where they found it insufficient. From time to time, the public and opposition parties directed criticisms, and it was seen that Cemal Arık responded to the demands and